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Heights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient falls

dc.contributor.authorTzeng, Huey-Mingen_US
dc.contributor.authorYin, Chang-Yien_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T19:30:17Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T19:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2008-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationTzeng, Huey-Ming; Yin, Chang-Yi (2008). "Heights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient falls." Journal of Clinical Nursing 17(11): 1503-1509. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/72643>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067en_US
dc.identifier.issn1365-2702en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rightsJournal compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.subject.otherBedsen_US
dc.subject.otherFallsen_US
dc.subject.otherNursesen_US
dc.subject.otherNursingen_US
dc.subject.otherPatienten_US
dc.subject.otherSafetyen_US
dc.titleHeights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient fallsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelNursingen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.identifier.pmid18482143en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/72643/1/j.1365-2702.2007.02086.x.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02086.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal of Clinical Nursingen_US
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